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Digital Product Management
by Alex Cowan- 0.0
4
Build product management skills as you learn how to plan, develop and manage a successful and user-focused digital product. How to successfully manage your productHow to focus your work using modern product management methodsHow to manage new products and explore new product ideasHow to manage and amplify existing products...
Free
Getting Started with Agile and Design Thinking
by Alex Cowan- 0.0
4
Get an introduction to agile product development and design thinking so you can build better digital products. Overview of agileIntroduction to key concepts and practices from the agile product development methodologyActionable personas and problem scenariosUser researchWriting user storiesStrategies to enhance user stories...
Free
Digital Product Management: Modern Fundamentals
by Alex Cowan- 4.7
Approx. 11 hours to complete
Not so long ago, the job of product manager was about assessing market data, creating requirements, and managing the hand-off to sales/marketing. Maybe you’d talk to a customer somewhere in there and they’d tell you what features they wanted. But companies that manage product that way are dying. Create the actionable focus to successfully manage your product (week 1)...
Agile Analytics
by Alex Cowan- 4.8
Approx. 15 hours to complete
Few capabilities focus agile like a strong analytics program. Such a program determines where a team should focus from one agile iteration (sprint) to the next. Successful analytics are rarely hard to understand and are often startling in their clarity. Introduction and Customer Analytics Purposeful Iteration Review: Hypothesis-Driven Development Agile Analytics at HVAC in a Hurry...
Managing an Agile Team
by Alex Cowan- 4.7
Approx. 11 hours to complete
While agile has become the de facto standard for managing digital innovation teams, many wonder if they’re doing it ‘right’. Twitter is full of jokes about how teams say they do agile but don’t ‘really’ do it. This course is supported by the Batten Institute at UVA’s Darden School of Business....
Coding for Designers, Managers, & Entrepreneurs I
by Alex Cowan- 4.2
Approx. 23 hours to complete
Do you want to experience what it is to go from idea to code? If so, this is the place for you! This is the first course in the Coding for Designers, Managers, and Entrepreneurs Specialization, which is specifically designed for you, if you’re a hands-on collaborator with developers. Prototyping with HTML...
Innovating with the Business Model Canvas
by Alex Cowan- 4.6
Approx. 4 hours to complete
Have you ever gotten really excited about reading or writing a business plan? You might have started out excited, but I’m going to bet you didn’t stay that way. Let’s be honest- business plans are boring and mostly ignored. The beauty of the one-page Business Model Canvas is that it drives meaningful focus....
Coding for Designers, Managers, & Entrepreneurs II
by Alex Cowan- 4.5
Approx. 14 hours to complete
Do you want to experience what it is to go from idea to code? If so, this is the place for you! This is the second course in the Coding for Designers, Managers, and Entrepreneurs Specialization. If you’re a hands-on collaborator with developers, this course is specifically designed for you. Making Stuff Happen with Javascript...
Coding for Designers, Managers, & Entrepreneurs III
by Alex Cowan- 0.0
Approx. 13 hours to complete
Do you want to experience what it is to go from idea to code? If so, this is the place for you! This is the third course in the Coding for Designers, Managers, and Entrepreneurs Specialization. If you’re a hands-on collaborator with developers, this course is specifically designed for you. Automating Your Gruntwork with Javascript...
Agile Meets Design Thinking
by Alex Cowan- 4.7
Approx. 10 hours to complete
Despite everyone's good intentions, hard work and solid ideas, too many teams end up creating products that no one wants, no one can use, and no one buys. But it doesn't have to be this way. Agile and design thinking offer a different--and effective--approach to product development, one that results in valuable solutions to meaningful problems....